{"id":52798,"date":"2024-04-10T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/?p=52798"},"modified":"2024-04-05T09:54:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T14:54:19","slug":"buckeye-brownies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/buckeye-brownies\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckeye Brownies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Homemade chocolate brownies are topped with a thick layer of peanut butter fudge and a rich chocolate topping before being sliced and served. These buckeye brownies are even more decadent than the classic no-bake candies! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Buckeyes are a simple no-bake candy that’s especially popular around Christmas. They’re essentially peanut butter balls<\/a> that are only partially coated in chocolate to make them look like the nut of a Buckeye tree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buckeye candies are incredibly delicious, but I have to say, I think that these Buckeye brownies are even better. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My classic homemade brownies<\/a> form the base of this recipe. Once the brownies are baked, they’re topped with a thick layer of soft peanut butter fudge. To give the same chocolate-coated feel as a classic Buckeye candy, the peanut butter layer is then topped with a layer of chocolate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there are a few steps to these brownies, they’re actually pretty easy and you don’t even need a mixer to make them. This recipe is also baked in an 8-inch square pan, but the brownies are so decadent that you can easily get 16 generous servings from one batch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These brownies have three layers: a chocolate brownie base, a peanut butter layer (similar to the filling from my homemade peanut butter eggs<\/a>), and a simple chocolate topping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I won’t go into detail about every ingredient needed to make these brownies, but below is an overview of the key items:<\/p>\n\n\n\n